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Young adults today aren’t acting out—they’re overwhelmed. Here’s how anxiety, anger, and avoidance protect them from deeper helplessness, and what parents can do to help.
Too many teacher trainings fail to give educators the real tools they need. Our two-day DBT in Schools training flipped the script — focusing on validation as the most powerful prevention strategy for both behavior issues and teacher burnout.
Ever struggle to explain the difference between primary and secondary emotions? Let alone treat them? I’m excited to dive into this topic at the Brazilian
Sometimes DBT means stretching your own limits. Dr. Marcus Rodriguez shares a surprising therapy session with a middle school client—and her bearded dragon—illustrating how meeting clients where they are at makes treatment tolerable and effective.
A simple DBT mindfulness practice—mindful walking—can reduce anxiety, quiet judgments, and train present-moment awareness. Here’s the how-to we used with PUSD teachers.
Behind every peer-reviewed paper lies years of uncertainty, persistence, and quiet resilience. This is what we don’t often see in the research process.
Dr. Rodriguez and Julia Xiao-Rodriguez return to Shenzhen for DBT training—exploring culture, clinical complexity, and innovative approaches to care.
Dr. Marcus Rodriguez co-led a 4-day DBT intensive training at UCLA Resnick, supporting clinicians and strengthening mental health care delivery.
Negative self-talk can feel automatic and convincing. Learn how DBT self-validation can retrain your inner voice with compassion, reduce shame, and build resilience.
YFI’s Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, returned to China to teach at the 1st Chinese International DBT Conference—celebrating new DBT centers, research momentum, and cross-cultural collaboration.
Young adults today aren’t acting out—they’re overwhelmed. Here’s how anxiety, anger, and avoidance protect them from deeper helplessness, and what parents can do to help.
Too many teacher trainings fail to give educators the real tools they need. Our two-day DBT in Schools training flipped the script — focusing on validation as the most powerful prevention strategy for both behavior issues and teacher burnout.
Ever struggle to explain the difference between primary and secondary emotions? Let alone treat them? I’m excited to dive into this topic at the Brazilian
Sometimes DBT means stretching your own limits. Dr. Marcus Rodriguez shares a surprising therapy session with a middle school client—and her bearded dragon—illustrating how meeting clients where they are at makes treatment tolerable and effective.
A simple DBT mindfulness practice—mindful walking—can reduce anxiety, quiet judgments, and train present-moment awareness. Here’s the how-to we used with PUSD teachers.
Behind every peer-reviewed paper lies years of uncertainty, persistence, and quiet resilience. This is what we don’t often see in the research process.
Dr. Rodriguez and Julia Xiao-Rodriguez return to Shenzhen for DBT training—exploring culture, clinical complexity, and innovative approaches to care.
Dr. Marcus Rodriguez co-led a 4-day DBT intensive training at UCLA Resnick, supporting clinicians and strengthening mental health care delivery.
Negative self-talk can feel automatic and convincing. Learn how DBT self-validation can retrain your inner voice with compassion, reduce shame, and build resilience.
YFI’s Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, returned to China to teach at the 1st Chinese International DBT Conference—celebrating new DBT centers, research momentum, and cross-cultural collaboration.
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